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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 17 Feb 2016

    Evil in 2016: Disney iOS game for kids 6-8 is impossible for them to play, offers "hints" explaining how to play it as in-app purchase.

    7:17 PM - 17 Feb 2016
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      2. Jeff Atwood‏Verified account @codinghorror 17 Feb 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg that is how all mobile games work these days, the business models are all Machiavellian

        1 reply 3 retweets 11 likes
      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 17 Feb 2016
        Replying to @codinghorror

        @codinghorror That's pretty seedy, but when the audience is kids 6-8 it crosses over from seedy to evil.

        8 replies 3 retweets 18 likes
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      2. You and 52 others‏ @kragen 17 Feb 2016
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        @paulg That's pretty low, yeah. But I kind of feel like the whole startup ecosystem is pretty badly tainted: ads are hardly better.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 17 Feb 2016
        Replying to @kragen

        @kragen People trying to make money have always been tempted to do evil things. This isn't specific to startups.

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      4. You and 52 others‏ @kragen 17 Feb 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg Of course, and as you've said, the transition away from feudalism has created incentives to make things people want: an improvement.

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      5. You and 52 others‏ @kragen 17 Feb 2016
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        @paulg The thing that's specific to startups is that the viable avenues for getting paid for those things are now ads and in-app purchases.

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      6. You and 52 others‏ @kragen 17 Feb 2016
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        @paulg And both ads and in-app purchases have deeply perverse incentive structures. We can do better!

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      1. Simon  👻Spookyboi 👻 Stern‏ @SimiStern 17 Feb 2016
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        @paulg Proof that #Disney only acquihired #StarWars to integrate the Dark Side into their business strategy (as if they needed the help)

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      1. micah smith‏ @micahsays 17 Feb 2016
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        @paulg in the 90s we bought impossible NES games and when we couldn't figure them out we bought magazines that taught us how. Same?

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      1. KoalaSafe‏ @koalasafe 18 Feb 2016
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        @paulg we at @koalasafe compete with them in the parental controls/time limits space. Their product encourages kids to watch Disney shows!

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      1. Sönke Martens  🤙‏ @SoenkeMartens 17 Feb 2016
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        @paulg agreed! interestingly gambling is highly regulated while these offers really drive addiction and problematic behavior

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      1. Dylan Boyd‏ @dtboyd 17 Feb 2016
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        @paulg built on the churo, frozen lemonade and mouse ears every 20 yds model.

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      1. Joseph Curtin‏ @jbcurtin 20 Feb 2016
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        @paulg The price of convenience.

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      1. Josh Richards‏ @jtr 18 Feb 2016
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        @paulg There was a South Park episode on that very topic. :)

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      1. deepak natraj‏ @natrajed 18 Feb 2016
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        @paulg who would've thought Disney will be inspired by the dark side in the star wars acquisition

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      1. John Danner‏ @jwdanner 17 Feb 2016
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        @paulg fear the mouse!

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      1. A-dam Nightmare 💀 😨 🙀 🎃‏ @AdamRMurray 17 Feb 2016
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        @paulg a.k.a. Simon’s Quest

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      1. Mary Green‏ @MaryGreenCNY 17 Feb 2016
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        @paulg Their book apps (not the story app) are awful as well. We've gotten 2 that are impossible for younger children to play.

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      1. Darren Travel‏ @DarrenTravel 17 Feb 2016
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        @paulg seems to be the trend right now for iOS games. Lara Croft Go has the same in-app for “hints”. Make it hard, make them pay #strategy

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